

Ditching Hourly
Jonathan Stark
For solo professionals who want to make more and work less without hiring.
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Mentioned books

Jan 7, 2020 • 7min
Determining the Value of a Paid Discovery Session (for Consultants)

Dec 31, 2019 • 11min
How to Introduce Yourself at a Networking Event

Dec 24, 2019 • 7min
Defining Your Target Customer: Can You Test Multiple Audiences At Once?

Dec 17, 2019 • 57min
Ron Baker on The Subscription Economy
Value pricing legend Ron Baker joins me to talk about the next pricing model for service professionals.Ron’s BioRonald J. Baker started his CPA career in 1984 with KPMG’s Private Business Advisory Services in San Francisco. Today, he is the founder of VeraSage Institute—the leading think tank dedicated to educating professionals internationally—a radio talk-show host on The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy, and the Chief Value Officer at Armanino LLP.Ron has authored seven best-selling books, including: The Firm of the Future; Pricing on Purpose; Measure What Matters to Customers; and Implementing Value Pricing.Ron has toured the world, spreading his value-pricing message to over 210,000 professionals. He has been named on Accounting Today’s 2001-2007, and 2011-2018 Top 100 Most Influential People in the profession; and inducted into the CPA Practice Advisor Hall of Fame in 2018. He is a faculty member of the Professional Pricing Society. He presently resides in Petaluma, California.To contact Ron Baker:E-mail: ron@verasage.com Website/Blog: www.verasage.com and www.thesoulofenterprise.com Twitter @ronaldbakerRelated LinksSubscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company’s Future - and What to Do About ItThe Automatic Customer: Creating a Subscription Business in Any IndustryThe Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our FutureHassle Free Home ServicesTomorrow 3.0: Transaction Costs and the Sharing Economy
----Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like:Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time?Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space?Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal?Book a one-on-one coaching call with me and get answers to these questions and others in the time it takes to get ready for work in the morning.Best of all, you're covered by my 100% satisfaction guarantee. If at the end of the call, you don't feel like it was worth it, just say the word, and I'll refund your purchase in full.To book your one-on-one coaching call, go to: https://jonathanstark.com/callI hope to see you there!

Dec 10, 2019 • 7min
How to Overcome Price Objections in Your Sales Interview [The Why Conversation]

Dec 3, 2019 • 5min
Freelancing Expenses: Who Pays For Your Travel?

Nov 26, 2019 • 6min
Getting Good Testimonials from Your Past Clients

Nov 25, 2019 • 3min
When Friends and Family Ask You to Work for Free

Nov 22, 2019 • 55min
Reuven Lerner on Building a Software Training Business
Reuven Lerner on building a software training business. Reuven's Bio:Reuven is a full-time Python trainer. In a given year, he teaches courses at companies in the United States, Europe, Israel, and China — as well as to people around the world, via his online courses.Reuven created one of the first 100 Web sites in the world just after graduating from MIT’s computer science department. He opened Lerner Consulting in 1995, and has been offering training services since 1996.Reuven’s most recent book is “Python Workout,” a collection of Python exercises with extensive explanations, published by Manning.Reuven’s free, weekly “Better developers” newsletter, about Python and software engineering, is read by more than 10,000 developers around the globe. His “Trainer weekly” newsletter is similarly popular among people who give corporate training. Links:Reuven's website
----Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like:Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time?Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space?Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal?Book a one-on-one coaching call with me and get answers to these questions and others in the time it takes to get ready for work in the morning.Best of all, you're covered by my 100% satisfaction guarantee. If at the end of the call, you don't feel like it was worth it, just say the word, and I'll refund your purchase in full.To book your one-on-one coaching call, go to: https://jonathanstark.com/callI hope to see you there!

Nov 21, 2019 • 8min
What to Send to Your Email Subscribers (Marketing Your Service Business)
Discover how to choose a central theme for your email marketing that reflects your passion and expertise. Uncover strategies to generate consistent content and gather valuable feedback from your audience. Explore the importance of broadening your perspective on wealth generation with technology. Learn how to evolve your ideas while actively engaging with your audience and seek out opportunities for continuous learning through seminars and coaching.


